Staten Island cab driver assaulted, 3 arrested

Police say three individuals attacked a cab driver after he asked them to leave his vehicle at the St. George Ferry Terminal.Staten Island Advance

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Two teenagers and a 20-year-old man from Stapleton are accused of beating up a cab driver who asked them to leave his vehicle at the St. George Ferry Terminal early Monday morning.

Police allege that the cabbie asked the trio -- Olmo Cruz, 20, of the 200 block of Broad Street; Zeone Jackson, 16, and Christopher Figueroa, 18, both of Warren Street -- to leave his vehicle just after 1 a.m.

They responded by punching him in the back of the head, then repeatedly punching his head and body, court papers allege. He suffered swelling to the back of his head and cuts on his right hand, police said.

Police arrested all three, charging them with third-degree assault and second-degree harassment. 